Sunday, December 28, 2014

Many Americans drive around beater cars while stationed in Korea for one-three years. This is ours. It is a 1998(!!!) Hyundai Avante. He is a manual. He has a broken radio, a nearly dead battery, a missing visor (luckily I switched the passenger visor with the missing driver visor so we can be decently safe), and a broken piece of plastic in the steering wheel that rattles every time you turn.I call him Dover. When I drive up a hill and the car needs more power, I pat the dashboard and say with a British accent, "Come on Dover, come on Dover. Come on Dover! Move your blummin' ass!" (Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady)

Friday, December 12, 2014

Aaron got a new company commander today. There has been a lot of hours put in to get ready to change commanders but it finally happened. Phew, is there a break in sight?Call me old fashioned but I love watching the soldiers stand at attention and pass the guidon (flag used to signify their unit) around.

Company standing at attention. Isn't that a sweet background - the blackhawk they fly for medivac missions. The soul purpose of this company.